Dead dolphins wash up on Mauritius beach near site of July oil spill
Wildlife at risk from the oil spill include the critically endangered Pink Pigeon, endemic to the island, the seagrasses, clownfish and mangrove forests
26 August 2020 - 18:04
Addis Ababa — Seventeen dead dolphins washed up on Mauritius’s shore on Wednesday, a government official told Reuters, a month after an oil spill from a Japanese ship that ran aground caused a major ecological disaster in the area.
“The dead dolphins had several wounds and blood around their jaws; no trace of oil, however. The ones that survived, around 10, seemed very fatigued and could barely swim,” said Jasvin Sok Appadu from the fisheries ministry...
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